"La grande Petitesse" - Pianist Challenge - 1st performance by Carlos Márquez by Stephan Beneking published on 2014-01-24T18:33:02Z Congratulations to pianist Carlos Márquez from Phoenix / USA (https://soundcloud.com/cmdigital) for the 1st performance of "La grande Petitesse" !! Only 3 weeks after initiating the challenge (see here: https://soundcloud.com/stephan-beneking/petitesse-150-usd-pianist-new) Carlos sent me on 21st of Jan his spectacular recording of this very difficult piece - bravo! Please read the score / sheetmusic while listening, so you can appreciate these 12 minutes of pianistical artistry! More information about the "Pianist Challenge" and the Booklet with the scores of "Petitesse" you find here: http://www.beneking.com/petitesse It would be great if other pianists (I know of some who are working on it already...) take on this challenge as well, and hopefully we will be able to listen to more recordings and different interpretations of "La grande Petitesse" from other pianists soon :-) Genre Classical Comment by Alireza Heydari fantastic 2023-11-29T10:34:13Z Comment by Alireza Heydari I'm speechless! 2023-11-29T09:30:46Z Comment by Entodos... Magnifique! 🌧🙏🏼💖🙋🏻♂️🌠 2022-04-12T12:07:08Z Comment by Answald Ans God 2022-04-07T06:25:01Z Comment by SorLauren ;) 2018-03-30T11:02:46Z Comment by Stephan Beneking @sunnidayz: thank you very much, from both of us! 2015-01-18T20:08:04Z Comment by Orkadin. magnifique! 2014-12-17T20:14:01Z Comment by goodyear2014 plays it to hard diaapointing score 2014-02-03T03:36:06Z Comment by kayla arithoppah really good 2014-02-02T18:05:33Z Comment by Phil Best Excellent stuff! 2014-01-29T03:24:46Z Comment by Fivos Valachis excellent. compliments to both of you 2014-01-28T18:06:55Z Comment by Gian Marco La Serra Fantastic!!! 2014-01-27T16:46:44Z Comment by MrPlayman54 all can say is WOW 2014-01-27T08:02:32Z Comment by Chris Knochenhauer Beautiful guys. Such a great performance and a great piece of music...! 2014-01-25T18:53:41Z Comment by Dirk Maassen Carlos is such a marvellous pianist and he plays your music with such a class that I really have problems to sit still on my desk.... its so moving. Great composition needless to say Stephan ! 2014-01-25T16:50:08Z Comment by Anna Brzeski Stunning piece and performance!! 2014-01-25T15:29:10Z Comment by Stephan Beneking @ninth-pulse: wow, thank you so much for your encouraging words, dear Alexander :-) 2014-01-25T15:25:26Z Comment by Danaë Xanthe Vlasse (Danae Vlasse) Bravissimo Carlos - outstanding delivery with clear purpose throughout! And bravo to Stephan also for this interesting thematic develpment with such long vision and constructive logic! 2014-01-25T04:49:08Z Comment by Danaë Xanthe Vlasse (Danae Vlasse) What a FUN LH motif!! 2014-01-25T04:44:23Z Comment by Danaë Xanthe Vlasse (Danae Vlasse) I love how this "shimmers!" 2014-01-25T04:42:09Z Comment by Sylvia Bone Schwartz Remarkable composition and magnificent interpretation! 2014-01-25T02:21:14Z Comment by Bryan Carmody - Music My God. 2014-01-24T23:15:53Z Comment by Bryan Carmody - Music Stunning again Stephan - this performance in particular is brilliantly executed. And the piece itself is a mammoth! 2014-01-24T23:13:53Z Comment by gnstallcop Reminds me of the Chopin Berceuse but with lots more angst! An incredible amount of creative variation, an interesting performance challenge! Well done. I don't know Carlos, I should! 2014-01-24T22:58:08Z Comment by Ellen Cunningham What an epic piece, Stephan and amazing performance by Carlos 2014-01-24T22:54:24Z Comment by eddytimmermansmusic A brilliant performance of an exceptional composition. 2014-01-24T22:48:18Z Comment by pianozero This is a great work, really remarkable Stephan. And the interpreter couldn't fit better. 2014-01-24T22:25:44Z Comment by Jacob Tyler. this is so beautiful :) 2014-01-24T22:12:14Z Comment by Mymusicworld tu mepate toujour stephan avec ton romantisme et compositions exeptionelle super sette composition/y wonder always for you specil romantic compositions it is a super this one 2014-01-24T20:24:58Z Comment by mellow cello This is so beautiful...Carolos and Stephan...listening to the lovely sounds from the piano was a pleasure...Carlos:-) 2014-01-24T20:06:38Z